Hospitals come out against GOP healthcare bill

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

The American Hospital Association announced Tuesday its opposition to the GOP's healthcare reform plan.

The hospital association is the first health industry group to expressly come out against the legislation, dubbed the American Health Care Act, which House GOP leadership unveiled on Monday.

“We ask Congress to protect our patients, and find ways to maintain coverage for as many Americans as possible,” Richard Pollack, the president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, wrote in a letter to House Republicans.

“We look forward to continuing to work with the Congress and the Administration on (Affordable Care Act) ACA reform, but we cannot support The American Health Care Act in its current form,” he said.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/322833-hospitals-come-out-against-gop-healthcare-bill

[VMA131Marine]

1. Hospitals get screwed by this bill.

[Ilsa]

2. Good. I hope more groups speak out. NT

[roamer65]

3. Rural and small hospitals will close permanently.

Many rural clinics will shut down. There will be areas where you have to drive 2-3 hours just to get care and will have to wait even longer when you get to it.

[Sunlei]

5. have to call the police & fire department for medical emergency. Do they want the extra work?

[DeminPennswoods]

12. truer than you might think

I had to call 911 after a parent fell again at home. An off duty VFD fireman heard the dispatch call for lift assistance and came to help. This wasn't the first call for help and after my parent was helped up and checked out, the fireman told me something to the effect of I should find a safe place for my parent (like a nursing home) because the VFD couldn't keep being bothered to come out despite it being the first time a VFD person had ever come. My parent heard that and had me write a donation check on the spot. Needless to say after my parent passed away not too long afterward, I've never given the local VFD a dime and never will.

[Sunlei]

4. DOCTORS NEED TO SPEAK UP!! They know how the Insurance Corps work against their patients!!

DO NO HARM, you guys took an OATH, don't let Republicans harm Americans.

[Doreen]

6. I have a feeling some hospitals are going to have to shut

down. Particularly ones in small towns. I live in a small town but there are many smaller ones around who depend on the hospital in my town. Some of those smaller towns are about 40 minutes away and the next closest hospital is 30 minutes away. There are no ambulance stations in these small towns so add 40 on the way there 40 back to our town then 30 to the cities hospital. A lot of people are going to be screwed big time. The people who can afford health care will be effected also because there is not going to be a special hospital for them. If they want to go to that hospital they can afford they are going to have to move. If hospital in the big city have to shut down some of those may be ones who have some of the latest technology may be the ones shutting down bringing us back a few years for up to date medical care.

[dalton99a]

7. Maybe this will get the attention of deplorables in rural areas

[KT2000]

8. our local hospital

said that uncompensated care has gone from 6% to 1% thanks to Obamacare (ACA). As we know that cost is paid for by people without insurance who are on the hook for cash. Our hospital is aggressive in recovering those costs - liquidation of assets to pay the bill.

[videohead5]

9. The AARP

Is against it also.

[montana_hazeleyes]

10. I hope all involved with the medical professions, All, make the biggest stink about this together!

March, resist, make sure it is understood by all what these evil, heartless bastards are doing.

[flamingdem]

11. The freaking insurers should be against the bill!

Too bad that they figured out how to make it enticing for them

[modrepub]

13. How many jobs lost?

That's probably the only line that will make some Rebups balk. Fewer insured people means less people requesting care which means layoffs in the health care field and supporting industries. Very simple.